#M1A SOCOM CQB LENGTH INSTALL#

It proved difficult for most troops to control in full-auto fire, and was replaced by the 5.56 NATO chambered M16 in 1970. service rifle in 1959, is basically a вЂњfully evolvedвЂќ M1 with a selective-fire operating system and 20-round detachable box magazine, and firing the shorter 7.62 NATO (.308 Win.) cartridge. The M1 Garand was limited as a battle rifle by its semi-auto-only operating system and 8-round en bloc clip. Also visible is the barrel-mounted Picatinny optics base, which is standard equipment regardless of whether or not you opt for the reciever-mounted Vortex optic. Three Picatinny rail sections are included two of which we used to mount a SureFire M300 Mini Scout weaponlight and Magpul RVG vertical grip.

#M1A SOCOM CQB LENGTH INSTALL#

Further modernizing the rifle is an M-LOK compatible forend-with attacment slots on the sides and bottom-letting you install any M-LOK accessory needed. I probably put 5,000 rounds through that rifle, without a single malfunction I can remember. 30-06 ammo was still cheap and plentiful, so I shot it a lot. The rifle was in pristine condition, and surplus. When I turned 16 my father told me I could buy a Garand (with my own money, of course), and I found one made by the Springfield Armory-the government armory in Massachusetts where John Garand was employed, and where he developed the M1. A Blue Force Gear Padded Vickers sling is shown attached to the stockвЂ™s rear QD sling mount. With a five-position length-of-pull adjustment and two postion cheekpiece, Springfield brought ergonomics of the M1A platform more in line with a modern defensive rifle with the addtion of an Archangel stock system. It literally saved his life on countless occasions. 30 caliber machine guns and Tommy Guns that froze solid, but his M1 never skipped a beat. One of them-my Assistant Scout Master-was a Marine with the 1 st Marine Division who retreated from the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Army and Marine Corps combat veterans who carried Garands and raved about their power, reliability and accuracy. From an early age I was regaled with stories by U. When I was a kid I lusted for an M1 Garand, the iconic American battle rifle of World War II and the Korean War.

M1a socom cqb length